Three-time European under-23 time trial champion Alec Segaert will part ways with Lotto - the team where he raced his whole career. After four seasons in the Belgian structure, Segaert penned a three-year contract with Bahrain - Victorious. There he will link with his older brother Loïc who's one of the team's valued performance coaches.
While Alec Segaert's time trial ability is well-recognized, the 22-year-old has also been gradually discovering the world of cobbled classics with some very promising results such as top-10 at the Dwars door Vlaanderen. With podium at last year's under-23 World Championships, it's clear that we should expect a lot from the young Belgian in the future.
"Alec is a young rider with enormous potential, and we believe he will play a key role for us, both in the classics and in supporting our general classification ambitions," says team manager Milan Erzen. "He has the talent, mentality, and work ethic we value, and we look forward to helping him continue his development at the highest level."
Sergaet himself sees the team as "the ideal next step in my personal development as a WorldTour rider." "The team is professional and ambitious. I am too, and I hope this move will help me achieve new goals in my career. I'm convinced I'll fit in well with the classics team and be a valuable asset to the GC riders in the stage races."
Ondrej ZhasilCycling Journalist
Ondřej Zhasil is a cycling journalist at CyclingUpToDate and has been part of the team since 2023. He is based in Ostrava, the third-largest city in the Czech Republic, and covers professional cycling across the main UCI competitions, including the Tour de France, the Giro d’Italia, and La Vuelta a España. A key focus of his work is startlist analysis and pre-race coverage, where he examines team selections, rider line-ups, and tactical scenarios ahead of major events.
Alongside WorldTour coverage, Ondřej has developed specific expertise in junior cycling and in racing across East Asia, including competitions in China and Japan. He also maintains a broad working knowledge of other disciplines and levels, including cyclocross, while continuing to expand his understanding of mountain bike racing.
Ondřej holds a bachelor’s degree in Mathematics and Physics, which supports his analytical, data-driven approach to performance and race analysis. In his reporting, he regularly uses ProCyclingStats for results, statistics, and historical context. He places strong emphasis on careful sourcing, editorial accuracy, and updating articles promptly when new, verified information becomes available.
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- exactly, he had an amazing season, but with these overstatements they don‘t do him good.Ketterechts08-11-2026
- More to the point, it isn't his remaining goal.Renz08-11-2026
- lol yeahmij08-11-2026
- I know, their headlines can be so misleading. Pidcock had a great season with 5 wins. and some solid 2nds. no reason to take away from that with a fake headline.mij08-11-2026
- You can clearly see the the posture change from slightly sitting to again out of the saddle while changing of gears in the video of the sprintabstractengineer08-11-2026
- He has already beaten Pogi twice in the TDF. the achievement is over. He cannot beat Pogi now and he only has a few years left at the top. Win Giro and compete in the TDF, maximise palmares.abstractengineer08-11-2026
- Just looked again at the photo. Yeah I stand by that. If MS had fallen over in Brands direction I don’t even think she would have hit her. You must be a UCI race commissioner. I’ll be sure to check my sock height should I ever see you on a ride. Looks like everyone else on here sees what I see.mij08-11-2026
- I said looking at the photo it doesn’t appear she deviated. Chill out, not stating my word is the final judgement. Just commenting that based on the photo I don’t see it. And BTW the Dutch coach even said she didn’t impede her.mij08-11-2026
- Blah Blah Blah !frieders308-11-2026
- MS said she was changing gears so that caused her slight deviation. Nothing was intentional.frieders308-11-2026
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